COMIC RELIEF: Somerset House is bringing print to life with its latest exhibition, “Good Grief, Charlie Brown” which opens its doors on Oct. 25 and runs until March 3.
Spanning two floors, the show highlights George M. Schulz’s cartoons and impact on contemporary culture. On display are more than 80 original illustrations, first-edition comic books and vintage sweaters featuring iconic “Peanuts” screen prints on loan from Kim Jones, Dior’s artistic director.
Elsewhere, there are large-scale comic strips plastered on the walls of the exhibition, while personal belongings of the artist, such as Schulz’s favorite drawing tools, are showcased.
Contemporary artists also speak to the enduring power of the comic in a video screened upstairs in the cinema room. Issues such as feminism, mental health and friendship are highlighted.
Browns Fashion has gone nuts for Charlie Brown, with the retailer launching an exclusive capsule collection of items relating to the Fifties comic, including a skateboard — the comic book character’s preferred mode of transportation — that retails at 85 pounds.
Other items include tote bags, a stainless-steel flask, and a selection of notebooks with original illustrations as well as contemporary interpretations of the cartoon characters.

General Electric will spin off its health-care business and unload its ownership in oil-services company Baker Hughes, betting that the once-sprawling conglomerate can reverse a painful slump by further shrinking.WSJ.com: US Business

After raising some ticket prices for its theme parks by more than 20% over the past five years, Walt Disney will set a new benchmark this week when it offers die-hard fans the chance to attend a six-hour preview of a new attraction at Disneyland—for $ 299.WSJ.com: US Business

There has been a shift of power from Silicon Valley financiers to star entrepreneurs, who are increasingly wresting control of their companies from venture-capital backers and extracting huge pay packages tied to going public.WSJ.com: US Business

There has been a shift of power from Silicon Valley financiers to star entrepreneurs, who are increasingly wresting control of their companies from venture-capital backers and extracting huge pay packages tied to going public.WSJ.com: WSJD

Shari Redstone is moving to block CBS Corp.’s efforts to strip her family of voting control. The Redstones’ family holding company, National Amusements, issued a change to CBS’s bylaws on Wednesday in an attempt to block the board’s ability to dilute its voting power.WSJ.com: US Business

For the better part of the last decade, open world games have been all about power. How much chaos could I sow with cTOS in Watch_Dogs; how much havoc can we wreak with the “Awesome Button” in Saints Row? I feel like they were more about how much control we had over the people, the infrastructure, and the foundations of the world itself than anything else.

Thankfully, we’ve seen this subside somewhat in recent years. Games like Horizon: Zero Dawn and Zelda: Breath of the Wild do a good job of showing us our small size in a big world, though they still gave us that burdensome role of The Chosen One. Link and Aloy trot merrily from town to town slaying giant mechanical beasts and solving everyone’s problems before dashing off to rescue everyone and being hailed the Champion of Everything. I’m tired of playing God in a game, and I’m excited at the prospect that Red Dead 2 purports to offer – the ability to cast off the shackles of destiny and just… be.

Judd said she’s “suing for economic remedy due to damage done to career as a result of sexual harassment” in a tweet on Monday.

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After Bill Cosby’s conviction Thursday for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, many of his other accusers are feeling vindicated.

For Kristina Ruehli, who alleges Cosby drugged and tried to sexually assault her in 1965, the conviction represents a watershed moment for women’s rights.

“We’ve got the snowball rolling but this is not the end. It’s still moving,” Ruehli tells PEOPLE. “But it’s going be an avalanche. I think it will really pave the way in the future for women. We all spoke truth to power.”

On Thursday, Montgomery County jurors deliberated for about 14 hours over two days before handing down the guilty verdict. Afterward, Cosby was freed on bond by the judge.

Cosby was convicted on three charges, each of which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years: aggravated indecent assault: penetration with lack of consent; penetration while unconscious; and penetration after administrating an intoxicant.

State law could allow a maximum possible penalty of 10 years per charge — or 30 years total, but the judge will decide whether Cosby will serve his terms concurrently or consecutively.

Cosby assaulted Constand, 45, in his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, mansion in January 2004.

Cosby, who did not testify during his trial, denies similar allegations from more than 60 women.

Ruehli was Jane Doe Number 12 in Andrea Constand’s 2005 civil lawsuit against Cosby – which Constand settled in 2006. Ruehli claims she was drugged by Cosby in December 1965 while she was a secretary at his talent agency.

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In 2015, Reuhli filed a defamation lawsuit against Cosby, claiming that public comments made about her by Cosby’s team after she and other women came forward were defamatory. After a judge denied Cosby’s motion to dismiss her case in 2016, Ruehli, feeling vindicated, withdrew her case.

“I put my money where my mouth was – I spent nearly $ 100,000 on lawyers – to prove that I was telling the truth … about this monster,” Ruehli previously told PEOPLE. “I have stood up for myself. Now it’s time to go back to my happy life, lose some weight and weed my garden.”

Ruehli says she has put the past behind her and is feeling peaceful.

“I’m feeling a renewed faith in the justice system,” she tells PEOPLE. “I feel this is sort of confirmation in the belief systems I was taught all my life.”

She adds, “Something in my being that always believed in right from wrong, and now I can continue to believe that given sunlight, that there is justice.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined an updated vision for China’s future as an internet and technology power, pledging more state support for sectors caught in the cross-hairs of a trade fight with the U.S.WSJ.com: WSJD

Today’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25 by writer Kyle Higgins and artist Daniele Di Nicuolo is the first part in the “Shattered Grid” crossover event that sees the evil Lord Drakkon enact a plan that threatens every Power Ranger ever. The first issue pulled no punches and ended things with a shocking twist.

The Rockets are the NBA’s first to 60 wins, while the Eastern Conference’s longest active winning streak belongs to the playoff-bound 76ers, who are back in the postseason for the first time since 2012.www.espn.com – NBA

Predators goalie Juuse Saros, Lightning winger J.T. Miller and Bruins rookie Ryan Donato have seized the moment and the spotlight. Are they breaking through or just flashing some brief brilliance? This week’s rankings highlight each team’s hottest player.www.espn.com – NHL

Could this be Zdeno Chara’s swan song in Boston? Is Roberto Luongo long for the Panthers? Are the Sedin twins’ days numbered in Vancouver? This week’s rankings feature a player — or coach — who could depart from each team after this season.www.espn.com – NHL

The message we want to send this week: No matter its record, every team — from No. 1 Nashville to No. 31 Ottawa — is good at something. So in these rankings, we look at what each team (or a specific player) does best statistically.www.espn.com – NHL

The NHL trade deadline has passed. The contenders, pretenders and lottery fodder are clear at this point. In this week’s rankings, we look whether teams have crept closer to winning the Stanley Cup or have fallen further from it.www.espn.com – NHL

Should the Golden Knights go for it all and keep James Neal? Could the Lightning land Erik Karlsson? Will the bullish Bruins snag another blueliner? This week, we prescribe what moves — or non-moves — every franchise should make by Monday’s deadline.www.espn.com – NHL

Can Houston keep the No. 1 seed away from Golden State? Is Utah’s 11-game run for real? Kevin Arnovitz takes the temperature of all 30 teams as the season approaches the playoff push.www.espn.com – NBA

Why is Steven Stamkos worried? Will Vegas strike more gold at the trade deadline? Is Predators goalie Pekka Rinne making a convincing case for the Vezina? There are plenty of pressing questions among this week’s ranks.www.espn.com – NHL

After another national TV nightmare, LeBron James & Co. have fallen into uncharted rankings territory. But the team that handed Cleveland its latest loss is looking as strong as ever.www.espn.com – NBA

This weekend we’ll marvel as All-Stars display their artistry. In this edition of the Power Rankings, we honor some of the player prowess — from Marc-Andre Fleury’s attitude to Steven Stamkos’ shot to Dustin Byfuglien’s speed — that leaves us in awe.www.espn.com – NHL

Like you, we’re fantasy hockey freaks. So for this week’s Power Rankings, we decided to honor some of the statistical stars and fantasy-friendly performers for each of the NHL’s 31 teams.www.espn.com – NHL

Every team has issues — even the top-ranked Golden Knights (paltry penalty kill). This week’s rankings are full of concerns, including whether the Rangers can find help for Henrik Lundqvist or the Penguins can procure scoring from their bottom six.www.espn.com – NHL

It’s time for a reset in the NHL, so we checked to see if teams are ahead of, behind or on pace with the projected point totals. The Lightning keep striking, and it seems fitting that the team Vegas (and everyone else) was most wrong about was … Vegas.www.espn.com – NHL

The new year has gotten off to a rough start for James Harden and the Rockets, while Stephen Curry is looking like he never left the Warriors. See where each team checks in as the calendar flips to 2018.www.espn.com – NBA

We’d like to end 2017 on a positive note, so we identified a reason why each of the 31 NHL franchises should be optimistic in the new year — from the Lightning’s gaudy goal differential to Vegas’ shiny, shocking success to the Sabres’ primo prospect.www.espn.com – NHL

The Lightning as Rey? The Penguins as the Death Star? The Canadiens as Darth Vader? Colorado as Lando Calrissian? We channeled our love for both hockey and a galaxy far, far away to identify the Star Wars character who best embodies each team.www.espn.com – NHL

Olympic hockey is on everyone’s mind this week, given the news about the IOC banning Russia from the 2018 Winter Games. The rankings highlight a player from each team whom we truly, deeply lament will not be playing for his country in South Korea.www.espn.com – NHL

We don’t mind giving credit where it’s due. This week, the rankings hand out props to the players — like scoring machine Steven Stamkos — who have keyed the league’s best starts … and assign blame to the folks responsible for their team’s stumbles.www.espn.com – NHL

The Trump administration Tuesday will formally withdraw federal limits on carbon emissions at power plants, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said, triggering the next stage of what is likely a yearslong fight over the Obama administration’s centerpiece for slowing climate change.WSJ.com: US Business

Uber’s ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, is appointing two new directors to the ride-hailing firm’s board in a surprise move that would bolster his clout as the company faces several critical decisions.WSJ.com: WSJD

Between raising three daughters, managing a busy career and finding time to hang out with her former Spice Girls bandmates, Melanie “Mel B” Brown won’t be slowing down any time soon — but she takes it all in stride.

“You learn something every day when you’re a mom — especially when you’re a working mom,” the America’s Got Talent judge tells PEOPLE. “You’re constantly trying to balance work, being a mom, making sure you’re there for the school runs and dinners and home-cooked food.”

Luckily, the age range among her daughters — Madison, 6 on Friday, Angel Iris, 10, and Phoenix Chi, 18 — often comes in handy. “Thank God I’ve got an 18-year-old babysitter on tap when she can be bothered to babysit,” says Brown, 42, adding, “My kids are great. They’re all very different.”

Angel, on the other hand, isn’t so outwardly affectionate. “I need to beg Angel for a hug,” Brown explains. “Angel is very much in her own little world and very creative with the computer and making things and decorating her room.”

When it comes to Phoenix, she jokes, “I’m thinking I know what she does half the time, but she’s a good girl.”

Though her daughters couldn’t be any more different, Brown is hoping to raise them all with the same principles.

“All you can give them is love, affection and attention and they go on their merry way,” she says. “I hope I’m raising three confident, strong women on the inside who are appreciative, respectful and supportive of other women.”

“I constantly play music around them and Phoenix was on tour with me,” she says. “One of them calls it ‘old people’s music.’ like, ‘What are you talking about? It’s ’90s pop. It’s the best genre of music ever.’ ”

She continues, “That vibe is brilliant. I listen to my own music all the time and not just my own solos, but Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys — I’m a ’90s R&B pop girl. I’m always going to be like that.”

FROM PEN: George Michael’s Philanthropy Will Be Remembered as Fondly as His Music

CARRYING THE TRUTH: Alternative Apparel has teamed with Paramount Pictures to create an exclusive tote bag in honor of Friday’s release of the documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”
Perhaps knowing how environmentally minded fans of the first film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” were, Alternative Apparel has only manufactured 75 tote bags. Shoppers will have their work cut out for them trying to buy one of the $ 25 items in the retailer’s stores in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, or on the brand’s e-commerce site. The Alternative Apparel x An Inconvenient Sequel Tote features graphic art from a limited-edition poster commissioned for the film by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One. The reusable bag is made with eco-friendly fabrics consisting of a mix of jute and cotton blend.
A limited run of 100 of the tote bags was made for Paramount Pictures to use at its discretion, but not to sell.
“An Inconvenient Truth” was the catalyst for Fairey’s involvement with anything related to climate change and environmental issues so he was happy to have his team on board with the sequel to help raise further awareness, according to Victoria Yarnish, supervising director for the Fairey Companies, which includes his Obey clothing

The political party governing Americans has a giant influence on the everyday. Generally, their ideologies are reflected through their policies which ultimately shape opinion and culture. The complicated relationship between a people and their government comes to dictate the fears and causes of a generation (anyone remember the war on terror?), and all the triumphs. However, do the politicians in power even go so far as to determine the monsters in our blockbusters?

That’s often the reason why a horror movie that was endeared by a generation of viewers a decade ago can seem stale to modern audiences. However, certain films’ legacies remain long after their theatrical release and stand the test of time. Although ‘The Exorcist’ came along at the height of the Satanic Panic, the film endures thanks to powerful performances, strong direction, and using that cultural fear simply as a thematic undercurrent.

Thematic undercurrents are those weird little ideas you actually have to think about after you walk out of the cinema. It’s not the type of thing that the movie says to you outright. No, it’s something that is presented once you look a little deeper.

In an effort to look deeper, we here at Outspeak examined the relationship between horror movie monsters and the political party in power. When a Republican is in power we get zombies and when a Democrat is in power we get vampires. Each monster represents the fears of the opposition power.

Vampires represent fears of homosexuality, godlessness, and are typically immigrants. One doesn’t have to look long at Donald Trump or Mike Pence’s policy positions to understand why this fits the bill. It’s clear that vampires with their sexy blood drinking attitudes are a threat to American values. Their eternal lives pose a bigger threat to healthcare than Obamacare.

Zombies on the other hand represent everything a Democrat despises: brainless consumers trained to turn others into their way of thinking. President Obama fought for years so that the American people wouldn’t be mindlessly eating Trump steaks and slowly converting every person in America over to a straight white male world view.

Now that we’ve spent far too much time on the subject, it’s interesting to consider just how President Trump will bring on the new zombie apocalypse. 2017 is shaping up to be a massive for zombies at the box office. Luckily there’s plenty of movies out there for us to watch and learn how to resist.

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Back in January, Lively joined the Women’s March in New York City to help be a face for the movement. She has been vocal about championing women’s rights, for herself, for her daughters and for complete strangers.

“We have really unrealistic beauty standards and beauty norms,” Lively told Refinery29 in February. “What you’re seeing on red carpets and in magazines takes a lot of effort and a lot of people. People don’t understand that it’s all very constructed. What little girls are seeing isn’t what [these celebrities] look like when they wake up in the morning — even though it’s no less beautiful.”

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On Friday, the latest “Power Rangers” movie will be released in the United States, marking a new, more diverse era in the popular franchise.

The original 1993 series caught some backlash for playing on racial stereotypes ― specifically by having an Asian woman play the “yellow” ranger and a black man play the “black” ranger (who fought in a “hip-hop” style).

But it seems as though the new reboot, directed by Dean Israelite, is seeking to expand the world of the rangers by including a cast that is not only racially diverse but also intersect at other less-represented identities.

The reboot features a strong Asian male lead as the black ranger, a refreshing casting in light of Hollywood’s ongoing issue with positioning Asian men as heroes in mainstream films. In addition to that, the new Power Rangers also include a queer character played by Mexican-American actress Becky G and an autistic character, played by black actor RJ Cyler.

“There was no specific look to what the characters had to look like,” Becky G explained in a recent interview with MTV. “We could be anybody.”

It looks like at least one Hollywood movie has gotten the memo ― diversity isn’t just about filling quotas, but creating characters with truly unique experiences and backgrounds.

From a show with one-dimensional and often stereotypical POC characters the franchise has morphed into a reboot with characters of diverse ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations ― proving that together, we really can do anything.

Watch the video above to see how “Power Rangers” has begun to evolve.

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The actor is facing up to six years in state prison for the crime. Sentencing is scheduled for March 30, according to the press release.

The 38-year-old actor was arrested back in January, after he allegedly got into an argument with Sutter, which then turned into a physical fight. The LA Court DA’s office has called Sutter Medina’s “roommate,” though Medina’s attorney Allen Bell told KTLA in 2015 Sutter was just a friend, not a roommate.

According to the LA County Sheriff’s Department, Medina went into his bedroom with his girlfriend in the midst of the fight, but Sutter forced his way into the room. Then, Medina allegedly stabbed Sutter with a sword he kept next to the bedroom door. Afterward, Medina called 911, waited for police and was arrested when they arrived.

Medina was held in jail for a few days but he was released after the DA’s office declined to file any charges against him. The DA did, however, ask the LA County Sheriff’s Department to continue their investigation into the incident, ABC7 reported.

At the time, Bell told ABC7, “It is a self-defense case. It’s been a self-defense case. You have an individual here that was the victim of a beating in the kitchen area before he went to the bedroom and closed and locked the door in order to secure himself from any continuing violence.”

Medina is best known for playing Cole Evans/Red Lion Wild Force Ranger in 2002’s “Power Rangers Wild Force.” He also played Dekker in “Power Rangers Samurai” in 2011–2012 and has had small parts on “ER” and “CSI: Miami.”

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The Golden State is ramping up renewable energy as it pledges to be a bulwark against the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuel policies. But first it has to figure out what to do with all the excess power it generates.WSJ.com: US Business

The Dark Lord Belzigarth has found the ancient book of power, known as the Book of the Dead. Its foul magic has woken many malevolent beings that have been sleeping for centuries: the fron giants, the gnarl demons, dark wraiths and much more. With his army of darkness and the rise of evil across the land, he has begun his attack upon the peaceful races of man, elf and dwarf. Already many western Dwarven cities have fallen. But this storm of darkness encroaches ever closer upon the world of man and elf. Old magic that had once laid dormant, only known in legend, is finding its way back into reality. The prophecies of old – of a time of great evil rising – have come to pass. Belzigarth, with the Book of the Dead, wishes to break free the evil dragon Singe and release him from his eternal prison. With this awesome creature, along with agents of darkness and his massive army, nothing can stop him. Already the land is slowly turning beneath the power of the darkness. Is there any hope?Now some have chosen a fool’s quest. To look for lost artifacts of power to aid in the destruction of the Dark Lord. Tug Mugwart, a simple Timmren, finds himself caught up in this quest for the Book of Power and with it its secrets of ancient elven magic. With the help of a mage, archer, warrior, assassin and others, he faces evil in the dark woods, on the battlefield and within his heart. Happy endings are for fairy tales – Tug’s journey is filled with death, pain, struggle and perhaps redemption. But can anyone face such things and be unchanged? Join me as we explore a classic tale of good and evil, darkness and light, magic and sword.

The day after Barneys New York named Daniella Vitale its first-ever female chief executive officer, the store launched a new campaign devoted to women’s empowerment. Titled “We Will Be,” the initiative is done through the Barneys New York Foundation, the retailer’s charitable arm that was founded in 2016 as a way for the store to advocate for human rights, the arts and education. For the campaign, Barneys commissioned videos done in partnership with the High School of Fashion Industries and MAKERS, a women’s media platform, that highlight strong women. They were installed Feb. 3 in Barneys’ Madison Avenue and downtown New York windows to coincide with New York Fashion Week.
The timing could not be more apt, considering the heightened cultural focus on the protection of women’s rights under the Trump administration and the arrival of Vitale as the store’s first female ceo. The initiative was her idea.
“Back in November, with such a negative and divisive tone in the world we felt we needed to kick off the year with a message of inclusion, diversity and women’s empowerment,” Vitale said. “With a group of us sitting around talking about how women in general had been treated so poorly during the campaign